Plant state displaying apparatus, plant state displaying system, and method of displaying plant state

Abstract

A plant state displaying apparatus displaying information representing a state of a plant includes a generator that: acquires plant information from at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant; calculates a state value representing the state of the plant using the plant information; and generates a plant state diagram in which at least one of a color and a density of at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired is changed according to magnitude of the state value; and a display that displays the plant state diagram generated by the generator as the information representing the state of the plant.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A plant state displaying apparatus displaying information representing a state of a plant, the plant state displaying apparatus comprising:
 a generator that:
 acquires plant information from at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant; 
 calculates a state value representing a change in the state of the plant using the plant information; and 
 generates a plant state diagram in which at least one of a color and a density of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired is changed according to magnitude of the state value; and 
 
 a display that displays the plant state diagram generated by the generator as the information representing the state of the plant, wherein 
 the generator further generates the plant state diagram in which information representing an operation range of a worker operating in the plant is superimposed on a diagram representing the plant. 
 
     
     
       2. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a setter that sets a display condition for displaying the plant state diagram on the display, 
 wherein the generator generates the plant state diagram according to the display condition set by the setter. 
 
     
     
       3. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the setter sets a range of the plant state diagram to be displayed on the display as the display condition. 
 
     
     
       4. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the setter sets at least one of a first condition, a second condition, and a third condition in the plant state diagram, 
 the first condition defines a type of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities represented with the at least one of a color and a density changed, 
 the second condition defines a degree of importance of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities represented with the at least one of a color and a density changed, and 
 the third condition defines a degree of degradation of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities represented with the at least one of a color and a density changed. 
 
     
     
       5. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a difference calculator that calculates the state value, wherein 
 the state value is a difference between the plant information acquired through a network and a reference value. 
 
     
     
       6. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a degradation calculator that calculates a degree of degradation of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant as the state value using the plant information acquired through a network. 
 
     
     
       7. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a simulator that simulates the plant, 
 wherein the degradation calculator calculates a degree of degradation of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant using a result of the simulation performed by the simulator. 
 
     
     
       8. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a storage; 
 wherein the generator stores the generated plant state diagram in the storage together with time information representing generation time, reads the plant state diagram stored in the storage based on instructions from an outside, and displays the read plant state diagram on the display based on the time information. 
 
     
     
       9. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the generator performs animation display of the plant state diagrams read from the storage on the display in order of a time series. 
 
     
     
       10. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the generator displays a plant state diagram represented with at least one of the color and the density of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired being changed according to magnitude of a numerical value calculated using the state value within a predetermined period. 
 
     
     
       11. A plant state displaying system displaying information representing a state of a plant, the plant state displaying system comprising:
 a server apparatus that:
 acquires plant information from at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant; 
 calculates a state value representing a change in the state of the plant using the plant information; and 
 generates a plant state diagram in which at least one of a color and a density of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired is changed according to magnitude of the state value; and 
 
 a display device that is connected to the server apparatus through a network and that displays the plant state diagram generated by the server apparatus as the information representing the state of the plant, wherein 
 the server apparatus further generates the plant state diagram in which information representing an operation range of a worker operating in the plant is superimposed on a diagram representing the plant. 
 
     
     
       12. A plant state displaying method displaying information representing a state of a plant, the plant state displaying method comprising:
 acquiring plant information from at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant; 
 calculating a state value representing a change in the state of the plant using the plant information; 
 generating a plant state diagram in which at least one of a color and a density of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired is changed according to magnitude of the state value; and 
 displaying the generated plant state diagram as the information representing the state of the plant, wherein 
 in the generated plant state diagram, information representing an operation range of a worker operating in the plant is superimposed on a diagram representing the plant. 
 
     
     
       13. The plant state displaying method according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 setting a display condition for displaying the plant state diagram, 
 wherein generating the plant state diagram includes generating the plant state diagram according to the display condition set. 
 
     
     
       14. The plant state displaying method according to  claim 13 , wherein
 setting the display condition includes setting a range of the plant state diagram to be displayed as the display condition. 
 
     
     
       15. The plant state displaying method according to  claim 13 , wherein
 setting the display condition includes setting at least one of a first condition, a second condition, and a third condition in the plant state diagram, the first condition defines a type of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities represented with the at least one of a color and a density changed, the second condition defines a degree of importance of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities represented with the at least one of a color and a density changed, and the third condition defines a degree of degradation of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities represented with the at least one of a color and a density changed. 
 
     
     
       16. The plant state displaying method according to  claim 12 , wherein
 the state value is calculated as a difference between the plant information acquired through a network and a reference value. 
 
     
     
       17. The plant state displaying method according to  claim 12 , wherein
 calculating the state value includes calculating a degree of degradation of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant as the state value using the plant information acquired through a network. 
 
     
     
       18. The plant state displaying method according to  claim 17 , further comprising:
 simulating the plant, 
 wherein calculating the degree of degradation includes a degree of degradation of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant using a result of the simulation. 
 
     
     
       19. The plant state displaying method according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 storing the generated plant state diagram in a storage together with time information representing generation time, 
 wherein displaying the generated plant state diagram includes reading the plant state diagram stored in the storage based on instructions from an outside and displaying the read plant state diagram based on the time information. 
 
     
     
       20. A plant state displaying apparatus displaying information representing a state of a plant, the plant state displaying apparatus comprising:
 a generator that:
 acquires plant information from at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant; 
 calculates a state value representing a change in the state of the plant using the plant information; and 
 generates a plant state diagram in which at least one of a color and a density of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired is changed according to magnitude of the state value; 
 
 a display that displays the plant state diagram generated by the generator as the information representing the state of the plant; and 
 a difference calculator that calculates the state value, wherein the state value is a difference between the plant information acquired through a network and a reference value. 
 
     
     
       21. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 20 , further comprising:
 a setter that sets a display condition for displaying the plant state diagram on the display, 
 wherein the generator generates the plant state diagram according to the display condition set by the setter. 
 
     
     
       22. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein
 the setter sets a range of the plant state diagram to be displayed on the display as the display condition. 
 
     
     
       23. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 20 , further comprising:
 a storage, 
 wherein the generator stores the generated plant state diagram in the storage together with time information representing generation time, reads the plant state diagram stored in the storage based on instructions from an outside, and displays the read plant state diagram on the display based on the time information. 
 
     
     
       24. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 23 , wherein
 the generator performs animation display of the plant state diagrams read from the storage on the display in order of a time series. 
 
     
     
       25. The plant state displaying apparatus according to  claim 23 , wherein
 the generator displays a plant state diagram represented with at least one of the color and the density of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired being changed according to magnitude of a numerical value calculated using the state value within a predetermined period. 
 
     
     
       26. A plant state displaying system displaying information representing a state of a plant, the plant state displaying system comprising:
 a server apparatus that:
 acquires plant information from at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant; 
 calculates a state value representing a change in the state of the plant using the plant information; and 
 generates a plant state diagram in which at least one of a color and a density of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired is changed according to magnitude of the state value; and 
 
 a display device that is connected to the server apparatus through a network and that displays the plant state diagram generated by the server apparatus as the information representing the state of the plant, wherein 
 the state value is calculated by the server as a difference between the plant information acquired through the network and a reference value. 
 
     
     
       27. A plant state displaying method displaying information representing a state of a plant, the plant state displaying method comprising:
 acquiring plant information from at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities installed in the plant; 
 calculating a state value representing a change in the state of the plant using the plant information; 
 generating a plant state diagram in which at least one of a color and a density of the at least one of devices, apparatuses, and facilities from which the plant information is acquired is changed according to magnitude of the state value; and 
 displaying the generated plant state diagram as the information representing the state of the plant, wherein 
 the state value is calculated as a difference between the plant information acquired through a network and a reference value.